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Casper Candlewacks in the Claws of Crime!
- Author
- Ivan Brett
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2012
- Run Time
- 3 hours 48 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
What to expect
Jeremy Strong described Ivan's first Casper Candlewacks book as a "funny and engaging debut". This is the triumphant follow-up from the funniest new voice in fiction and once again unsung hero, Casper must save the day.
Most villages have an idiot but Casper's village is full of them. So being bright makes poor Casper something of an outsider.
An infamous cat burglar has struck in the village of Corne-on-the-Kobb, stealing a precious jewelled sword and kidnapping Casper’s baby sister. To make matters worse a gaggle of amateur detectives are on the case, questioning the villagers and getting in the way. Armed only with his wits, an egg-boiling lie-detecting machine and his best friend Lamp, can Casper rescue his sister and save the day?
A side-splittingly funny tale for girls and boys
Critics Review
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Jeremy Strong called Ivan's first Casper Candlewacks book "A funny and engaging debut"
The second hilarious Casper Candlewacks book from a major new voice in comic fiction
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Details
- Author
- Ivan Brett
- Narrator
- David Thorpe
- Duration
- 3 hours 48 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2012
- ISBN
- 9780007458929
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Humorous stories
Synopsis
Jeremy Strong described Ivan's first Casper Candlewacks book as a "funny and engaging debut". This is the triumphant follow-up from the funniest new voice in fiction and once again unsung hero, Casper must save the day. Most villages have an idiot but Casper's village is full of them. So being bright makes poor Casper something of an outsider. An infamous cat burglar has struck in the village of Corne-on-the-Kobb, stealing a precious jewelled sword and kidnapping Casper’s baby sister. To make matters worse a gaggle of amateur detectives are on the case, questioning the villagers and getting in the way. Armed only with his wits, an egg-boiling lie-detecting machine and his best friend Lamp, can Casper rescue his sister and save the day? A side-splittingly funny tale for girls and boys
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